CH 50

Evan and Duke Wilson went to rest in the corner but for the people around, the place where the duke is will always be the center of attention for all the guests at the banquet. So even if they sat in a very low-key manner in the shadows of the corner, there were still countless eyes that swept over them.

Duke Wilson frowned impatiently, glanced at Evan beside him and finally said nothing.

But Evan didn’t pay attention to these gazes. He is now thinking about how to get along with Duke Wilson in the future. Now that the image he maintained initially has stabilized, how to gradually deepen his relationship with the Duke in the future is a very important and tough question.

First of all, he is a priest. As a spiritual profession in this era, a priest’s character is very important. If he is too eager when dealing with his relationship with the duke, he’s afraid that something will be wrong, and this will also make him passive. But he can’t be too indifferent, which will make the Duke have a wrong perception. With the type of character Duke Wilson, he’s afraid that he will experience more tests.

When he thought of this, Evan drew a cross on his chest. The duke’s cruel side, in the original book, already terrified Evan when he read it. He didn’t have the powerful halo of the heroine, so he didn’t dare try to take this behavior lightly.

Evan clenched his fist lightly, and finally decided to adopt the tactic that he was initially detached from. The Duke will always have a day when he can’t keep his feelings secret. When that day comes, he’ll take action. Now he still has to deal with the things in front of him. Ford’s threat has not been completely resolved yet. He needs to use the power of the duke to make Ford eliminate his hatred for him. The first step in this plan is to make Ford realize that things that happened back then were not simple.

A dark light flashed in Evan’s eyes. At that time, Ford didn’t know that his father had found the original owner. If he knew about this, then things would be easier to deal with.

After the banquet, Colonel Mel personally sent the duke and Evan out of the manor. Although Colonel Mel’s manor was not as grand as the duke’s manor, it was quite remarkable. Evan was actually a little surprised. How did the Colonel gather such a large fortune? It must be known that many retired soldiers like him who have no family background are not very happy in life.

Although Evan had doubts in his heart, he was very aware and did not ask more. Colonel Mel is a decent gentleman, and his wife is a parishioner who can be developed. Knowing these two points, for him as a parish priest, will suffice.

Evan returned to Cornwall Manor in the duke’s carriage, and he almost couldn’t support himself because of the evening’s entertainment.

Duke Wilson followed Evan upstairs. His room was separated from Evan’s room by the corridor. Evan stood at the door of his room, looked back at Duke Wilson, and whispered, “Good night.”

Duke Wilson stared straight at Evan and there seemed to be brilliance in his eyes. There was no sound between the two for a long time, it was until Evan felt a little weird before Duke Wilson suddenly looked at him and smiled, his eyes and brows were full of smiles and a touch of light joy, “Good night, Evan.”

Evan’s name slipped from his tongue with a hint of connotation. Evan shuddered, this person… this person…

He clenched his trembling hands tightly, restrained the boiling heat in his heart with the best of his strength, and smiled calmly, “Good night, Charles.”

Duke Wilson brushed past Evan and the corner of his clothes hit the back of Evan’s hand as he left. The texture of the cotton and linen made the back of Evan’s hand a little itchy. He covered the back of his hand with the other hand as he gritted his teeth, turned and entered the room.

Evan leaned back against the door, gasping for breath, but his eyes flashed with excitement. Duke Wilson, he would never let go.

Evan quickly walked to the desk. His tired body and mind were terribly sober at this time. He looked at the book Duke Wilson gave him on the table and a smile appeared on the corners of his lips. In this world, there is no one but himself that can get him.

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The next morning, Evan was woken up by the servant. He slept late last night. When he fell asleep, the sky was already faintly breaking, and getting up now made him feel a little uncomfortable.

“Reverend.” The servant looked at Evan with some anxiety, “That gentleman came again today.”

When he heard this, Evan, who was still rubbing his temples, suddenly froze. The gentleman in the servant’s mouth, if Evan guessed correctly, should be Ford.

Since the last time Evan saw Ford alone, Duke Wilson has given instructions to the entire Cornwall manor. When Evan sees guests again, there must be a servant present in the name of being able to pay attention at all times to Evan’s body and health. But with how much Evan knows about the duke’s personality, he knows that the mind of this duke who has a very strong desire to control is not as simple as what he shows.

“Where’s the Duke?” Evan asked unintentionally. He took the shirt from the servant and put it on himself. He didn’t like the habit of being served and dressed.

The servant’s brows were still full of anxiety, “The Duke is talking to that gentleman in the living room now.”

Looking at the servant’s expression, Evan knew that the situation at that scene might not be very good and he had a good guess in his heart. Duke Wilson did not like Ford very much in the first place and with this matter, his thoughts about Ford would have fallen to the very bottom.

“I see.” Evan took the coat from the servant’s hand, put it on by himself, turned and walked downstairs.

These two people are the dooms of their own destiny. Whether they can solve this issue safely depends on his ability.

When Evan got to the living room, the atmosphere in the whole room was very strange. Duke Wilson sat on the chair with his legs crossed, his chin raised slightly and his eyes were full of indifference, while Ford had a smile on his lips, looking very gentle.

Evan’s expression turned slightly, with a gentle smile on his face, he walked in through the door.

“Lord Duke, Mr Ford.” Evan nodded towards the two of them, his expression indifferent.

When the Duke saw Evan coming in, the coldness in his eyes turned into a soft color, he nodded slightly and even smiled at him imperceptibly.

But Ford’s expression was intriguing. The moment he saw Evan, his whole body was stiff for a moment, but the next second he returned to normal, smiled very reservedly and said, “Reverend Bruce.”

Evan raised his eyebrows and glanced down at the pocket watch he was wearing on his cuff. This pocket watch was given to him by Ford when he had the best relationship with Ford back then. This pocket watch is also one of the inconspicuous pieces of money that Ford had given him, but now it seems, it can’t help but mean a lot. Evan walked to the chair beside the Duke and sat down.

He looked at Ford calmly and said warmly, “What’s the matter with you this time? Is there something wrong with Mrs Johnson?”

He visited while the duke was there so it must have been on business.

Ford smiled, “You are really clever, it is indeed Mrs Johnson that has a problem.”

Evan raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Duke Wilson.

Duke Wilson was very satisfied with Evan’s first reaction. He held back the taut corners of his mouth and said, “Mr Ford just told me that the court froze the accounts of the Johnsons, and now they can’t get a penny.”

Evan was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly remembered what Sheriff Chandler said last night. He was really quick and took action so quickly.

“This is really a shocking thing. What is going on?” Evan asked in surprise.

Ford curled his lips sarcastically with a hint of impatience in his eyes, “Sheriff Chandler is a ridiculous person. He used to swear that the murderer was the secretary, but now he says that Mrs Johnson is also a suspect and the judge listened to this. It’s unbelievable that such a verdict was actually made after the nonsense of Sheriff Chandler!”

Ford’s irritation is very reasonable, after all, he was also involved in this matter and he had finally persuaded Mrs. Johnson. If there is another problem at this level, then he really can’t let go.

“It turns out to be so.” Evan smiled bitterly, “Actually, Sheriff Chandler told me about his suspicions last night, but I didn’t expect that he would act so quickly.”

When Evan said this, Ford frowned, “Sheriff Chandler told you about it?” His tone was a little bad, “Then why didn’t you tell me? If you had, there would have still been room for negotiation in this matter.”

Ford’s accusation was very rude, but before Evan could react, Duke Wilson suddenly sneered, “Mr Ford, I heard Evan say that you are a gentleman, but I didn’t expect that you would be so rude to question him like this. Is this a situation that Evan wants to see? It was already late when we came back from Colonel Mel’s manor last night. How did you expect Reverend Bruce to tell you? Besides, this matter was originally a matter of the police and you are being too rude to blame him!”

Ford did not dare to refute the Duke’s question, but when he looked at Evan, his eyes became colder.

Immediately, he withdrew his gaze on Evan and nodded slightly, “Sorry, it’s my fault. Because this incident is so surprising, I just did something rude, please forgive me.”

Ford’s apology made Evan a little surprised. He didn’t expect that, in the memory of the original owner, the arrogant demon king who was so arrogant, would actually apologize with such a low posture and pleasing to the eye. Evan couldn’t help but feel some sympathy for Ford, it looks like he was really hurt badly by the original owner.

“I can understand your mood so you don’t need to apologize, but the Duke said something right. Now this matter is under the jurisdiction of the police, I’m afraid we can’t do anything about it now.” Evan said softly.

But after listening to Evan’s words, Ford did not show any embarrassment on his face, he just sneered and said, “You don’t have to worry about this, although this plan did not succeed, there is always a way. If I remember correctly, the bishop is a good friend with the Judge of the county court, and maybe we can start from this aspect.”

Evan was surprised by Ford’s proposal, which did not seem to be a recent idea.

“Is this…feasible?” Evan asked tentatively.

Ford curled his lips slightly, glanced at Duke Wilson, whose face was not looking very good, and said, “Of course it is possible. You just need to sign your name when I write the letter.”

Evan’s heart moved and a harsh alarm rang in his mind.